Carnival Tabanca

Ahh ah ah aye, oh Lord

Ahh ah ah aye, yeah, ah ah good Lord

Everybody let me see yuh

Clap those hands,

Come now and let me see you

Clap those hands

Everybody let me see yuh

Clap those hands,

Come now and let me see you

Clap those hands

Ah tell you ah have it

Ah tell you ah have it

Ah tell you ah have it, Lord

Tell you ah got it, oh Lord, Lord

I am a real Carnival tabanca

Hard Carnival tabanca

As soon as Carnival done this year

Well I just start catching fever

When the doctor come diagnose me

Tell meh wife me well, is not dengue

Is just delusions and delusion have

Me thinking Soca can you help me

Every time I hear a police siren

I tinking is escort

Comin' to take me to the next venue

So my performance would not be short

When ah see a big truck in Port-of-Spain

Tinking is Harts of Bliss

Is ah big dump truck passin'

Wit red san' in it, Lord

Ah tell you ah have it

Ah tell you ah have it

Ah tell you ah have it

Lord, tell you ah have it, yeah

Everybody let me see you

Clap those hands,

Come now and let me see you

Clap those hands

Everybody let me see you

Clap those hands,

Come now and let me see you

Clap those hands

I miss jumpin' on de road with Tribe

Deh wit meh woman on meh right han' side

All meh friend an' dem from outside

Who from North and who from South side

I miss jumpin' with de band in de road

Alcohol in meh hand, it cold

When dem gyul dem 'bumpers' start roll

Man dem markin' 'bumpers' to hold

Well anytime I go out and buy some paint

All I see is J'Ouvert

When de blue devils dem from Paramin

Dey blockin' road to get pay

And when ah see a big truck in Port-of-Spain

Tinking is Tribe of Bliss

Is ah big dump truck passin'

Wit red san' in it, Lord

Ah tell you ah have it

Ah tell you ah have it

Ah tell you ah have it

Lord, tell you ah have it, yeah

Everybody let me see you

Clap those hands,

Come now and let me see you

Clap those hands

Everybody let me see you

Clap those hands,

Come now and let me see you

Clap those hands

Ah tell you ah have it

Ah tell you ah have it

Ah tell you ah have it

Lord, tell you ah have it, yeah

Ahh ah ah aye, oh Lord

Ahh ah ah aye, yeah ah ah, oh Lord

Ah have ah tabanca, carnival tabanca

Ah have ah tabanca, real bad tabanca

Ah tell you ah tabanca, carnival tabanca

Ah have ah tabanca, real bad tabanca